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Missouri residents will have an opportunity to vote on legal sports betting in November. If the vote passes, they'll have access to a selection of our best sports betting sites.

While not everyone is happy about the upcoming vote, one powerfully backed group encourages residents to vote in favor of legal sports betting.

The group Winning for Missouri Education is firmly on board and has begun its ad campaign ahead of the election.

The group is backed by several of the region's professional sports teams, including the St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis CITY SC, and the Kansas City Current.

Recent developments

It's been a news-filled few weeks for legal Missouri sports betting proponents.

In mid-August, the Missouri Secretary of State, John R. Ashcroft, announced that enough signatures had been collected to have the question of a legal sports betting platform on the November election ballot.

Opponents acted quickly, with two residents launching a lawsuit against the initiative. They argued that the signatures were invalid and sought to remove hundreds of approved ones.

Campaigns for and against

Once it was confirmed that the ballot question would go ahead, both sides jumped into lobbying mode.

Winning for Missouri Education launched its first ad in favor of the "yes" vote just days later.

That came hot on the heels of Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment launching a campaign opposing the plan to legalize sports betting.

That group aims to convince voters to reject Amendment 2.

The chances

Recent polls indicate a reasonable chance for Missouri's constitutional amendment on sports betting to pass.

A March poll showed 60% in favor of legalization and 25% opposed.

In June, an Emerson College poll revealed a tighter race, with 38% of voters supporting legal sports betting and 35% against.

As Missourians prepare to vote on the plan to legalize sports betting, one thing is clear: it will be a close decision.

However, driven by support from the state's sports teams and hopeful sportsbooks advocating for Winning for Missouri Education, the odds favor the initiative passing,.

Written By:
Andrew Reid

Andrew is a Publishing Editor at Sportsbook Review. He graduated from Acadia University with a degree in Kinesiology, working as a personal trainer and in injury rehab, and then attended the College of Sports Media in Toronto to attain a diploma in Radio and Television Sports Broadcasting. Andrew has been involved in the sports betting and fantasy sports space since joining the FNTSY Sports Network in 2014, where he worked as a producer, director, and occasional on-air talent on various shows focusing on sports betting and DFS content. Prior to joining SBR, he spent multiple years with the USA Today Network as an editor and writer. Living in Newfoundland, Andrew frequents grey market sportsbooks, but in the past, when he's lived in regulated areas, he's become well-versed with all of our best sportsbooks. As strictly a casual bettor, he enjoys making touchdown parlays with friends (bro-lays), sweating out golf cut parlays during majors, playing same-game parlays for fun, and chasing long-shot bets. He also enjoys using sportsbooks that have solid iGaming and casino platforms. As the old guy on staff, he has an affinity for industry news, which confuses some, but shh ... quiet ... the news is on.